by Deborah Cox | May 11, 2015 | Mood
Healthy Rebellion, Part II: Can anger make you smarter? There’ve been two Me’s in my life. My friends from high school only know the Deborah Before Trauma Recovery. This Deborah smiled too much and allowed herself to be manipulated. She tried too hard to...
by Deborah Cox | May 7, 2015 | Mood
THE NEW SCHOOL OF PARENTING Remember the Bobby Knight debacle? The Indiana Hoosiers head coach who threatened and yelled and threw chairs at people? 15 years later, we’re still talking about his behavior and how coaches everywhere have had to change or get...
by Deborah Cox | May 1, 2015 | Mood
You feel a kind of dread, nearly all the time, even though you take an antidepressant and use logical affirmations on yourself: I have nothing to fear. I am all right. I can forgive myself for not being perfect. The dread eats your lunch, steals your relaxation,...
by Deborah Cox | Apr 28, 2015 | Mood
Rebellion Saves Lives: How acts of disobedience preserve the real you. I loathe meetings. Most meetings bore the crap out of me and make me want to stand up and scream. Several years ago, when I worked as a university professor, I rebelled and stopped going to...
by Deborah Cox | Apr 20, 2015 | Mood
What does rebellion have to do with depression? What does it have to do with trauma recovery or family psychology? Rebellion is active. It changes things. It forces a new perspective. Rebellion gets you moving, which fights depression. Rebellion causes you to think on...
by Deborah Cox | Apr 15, 2015 | Mood, Therapy
Healthy Rebellion, Part 2: Why You Must Disobey Your Mother if you Want to Survive I am a Springfield, MO Psychologist and published author. But, I am also a mother. I get it. Mothers create structure and nurture. We tell you what to do. We train, disapprove, lecture,...
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